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Game entry

Grand Theft Auto III

2001 · Action-adventure, Racing, TPS, Simulation, Sandbox · PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox, iOS, Android · Take-Two Interactive

Grand Theft Auto III is ranked no. 143 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,811 and 68% of duels won. Against Grand Theft Auto V, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 12 wins to 16 losses in 28 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 6 out of 104 (2001).

World rank

no. 143

ELO score

1,811

Wins

68%

Duels played

902

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About Grand Theft Auto III

Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment. For the first time, players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city, in which anything can happen and probably will.

With a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 hours of music, including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop and disco, a huge array of street ready weapons and some of the seediest characters in video game history, Grand Theft Auto 3 is a sprawling epic which will show you that sometimes, crime can pay and sometimes it can pay you back. Available now for PlayStation2, Xbox, PC and Macintosh.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,811 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Grand Theft Auto III sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 140 God of War II 1,812
  2. 141 Street Fighter 6 1,812
  3. 142 Half-Life 2 1,811
  4. 143 Grand Theft Auto III 1,811
  5. 144 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 1,811
  6. 145 Persona 3 Portable 1,811
  7. 146 SoulCalibur 1,811

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The standing

Where Grand Theft Auto III ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Grand Theft Auto III stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 6 out of 104 (2001).

Where Grand Theft Auto III ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 143 5,035
Action-adventure 21 329
2000s 42 1,308
2001 6 104

The community

The debate

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  1. IronKnight2004

    So my brother and I used to take turns causing chaos in the city while the other watched and laughed way too hard.

  2. NovaWolf1994

    I keep hearing it's the one that changed everything, and I don't doubt the impact, but I'm not sure it plays as well now as people remember, maybe I just came to it too late.

    Marina_8

    Esas historias de jugarlo a escondidas me hacen acordar tanto a lo mío, yo también me metía en líos por quedarme hasta tarde con él.

    PedroHunter

    Siempre listo para comparar con lo que vino después y siempre perdiendo esa comparación, ya cansa un poco este mismo debate.

  3. RogueNinja97

    Vice City just aged better in almost every way that matters.

  4. AnastasieByte

    Est-ce qu'on ne surestime pas un peu ce jeu juste parce qu'il a ouvert la voie ? Techniquement il accuse clairement son âge face aux épisodes suivants, non ?

    Coop_Ferrer

    Al final estos debates de clasificación siempre terminan en lo mismo, cada quien vota por el que jugó primero.

  5. Neon_Buisson

    Bon, est-ce qu'on va enfin arrêter de le sacraliser juste parce qu'il était là au bon moment ? Chaque duel ramène les mêmes arguments sur la caméra ou le socle, mais concrètement il perd contre San Andreas et Vice City à peu près chaque fois qu'on compare le contenu, pas l'histoire.

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